Town skipper Luke Chambers starts for the Blues in tonight’s game against Derby County as boss Mick McCarthy makes three changes from the team which drew 1-1 at Preston on Saturday.

Paul Digby, Jordan Spence and Kevin Bru come into the side for Josh Emmanuel and Grant Ward, who both drop to the bench, and Toumani Diagouraga, who misses out.

The Blues look set to line up in a 3-5-2 system with Chambers, whose proposed move to his old club Nottingham Forest is off, as first reported by TWTD earlier this evening, in the centre of the defence between Christophe Berra and Paul Digby. Jordan Spence and Jonas Knudsen will be the wing-backs.

In central midfield Cole Skuse will partnered by Kevin Bru with Tom Lawrence ahead of them and Freddie Sears and Brett Pitman up front.

Derby are without Blues nemesis David Nugent (knee), midfielder Will Hughes (hamstring) and winger Jonny Russell (knee). Ex-Blues striker Darren Bent starts.

Town: Bialkowski, Spence, Digby, Chambers (c), Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Bru, Lawrence, Sears, Pitman. Subs: Gerken, McGoldrick, Ward, Douglas, Dozzell, Moore, Emmanuel.

Derby: Carson, Baird, Keogh (c), Pearce, Olsson; Johnson, Bryson, Butterfield; Ince, Camara, Bent. Subs: Mitchell, Christie, Shackell, Anya, de Sart, Blackman, Vydra. Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire).

Photo: TWTD

No32 added 19:17 - Jan 31 Right - this better not cloud the fact we've not signed anyone. If MM comes out and says 'Chambo signing is like a new signing' I'm going to hunt him down and slap him...!
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RamRob added 19:18 - Jan 31 ONE F*CKING CHAMBERS! THERE'S ONLY ONE F*CKING CHAMBERS!
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floridaboy added 19:19 - Jan 31 Taylor not even on the bench!
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jas0999 added 19:19 - Jan 31 Good news about Chambers, but Evans failure to land a quality replacement for Murphy can not and should not be brushed under the table.
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miltonsnephew added 19:20 - Jan 31 Let's get in Nadir Cifti from Celtic, Brendan Rodgers wants Rid. Was bought for £1.5mill in 2015 we could easily get him for under a £1mill 6ft+ and only 24 Sign him up!!!
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miltonsnephew added 19:22 - Jan 31 As I said The other day about signing Mikael Mandron Ex Sunderland player was Currently at Eastleigh. WIGAN HAVE JUST SIGNED HIM. Watch this space he will be a good signing!! We should of got him!!
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prebsa added 19:25 - Jan 31 Emmanuel dropped again, Douglas somewhere near the pitch. Says it all. Mick out
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warktheline added 19:25 - Jan 31 As some rejoice in Skip staying, Wolves, Villa and Sheffield Wednesday go hunting for 10 million pound strikers! Laughable 😂
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miltonsnephew added 19:30 - Jan 31 Pay the £4 mill for Hugill!! No more excuses, just get the deal done!
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DJ27 added 19:30 - Jan 31 Prebsa - Emmanuel is one our own. However on his recent performances and that of Spence, I would argue that Spence is a much better player currently. I think Emmanuel is very green at the moment. Don't get me wrong I think he has a huge amount of potential, but currently Spence is some way ahead. Mick has his faults, but this is the right decision in my book.
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michaeldownunder added 19:34 - Jan 31 Spence is by far a better wingback than Josh
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stevelincsexile added 19:36 - Jan 31 DJ27 do you actually go to any games. Spence has played just once whereas Emmanuel has never let us down and MM says how well he has done it beggars belief.
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cat added 19:36 - Jan 31 Do one Dino!! you absolute tool!!!
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Stato added 19:36 - Jan 31 Bishop ?
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peteswindon added 19:39 - Jan 31 Why no Taylor after the mad rush to get his clearance?
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Lightningboy added 19:41 - Jan 31 Good..now give him a new deal and play him in the CENTRE!
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runningout added 19:41 - Jan 31 Chance will be a fine one miltons
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runningout added 19:42 - Jan 31 Yawn flipping Yawn
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Kikapu added 19:42 - Jan 31 No reason why you wouldn't alternate Spence and Josh on a Sat/Tues match. makes sense to me. Tiring business running up and down the line.
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cat added 19:45 - Jan 31 Kikapu, linemen do it all game and twice a week!!!
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Kesblue66 added 19:46 - Jan 31 Did we ever intend to make a expensive signing ,or was it just going through the motions,and put in a bid which we knew would not be excepted,to keep us quiet?
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RoyalAscotBlue added 19:53 - Jan 31 Chambers is still here... forgive me for not being excited about that. 3-5-2 does not suit Berra. Town 0-1 Derby... Bent to score.
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marco007 added 20:01 - Jan 31 2-0 after 10 mins and who was completely out of position and slow as a snail?? Take a bow Knudsen......have you ever seen a more,incompetent wing back?? He offers nothing going forward and is a liability at the back
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poldark added 20:01 - Jan 31 Super Super Super Mick McCarthy it's only 0-2 bring on super Dougie
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Surco72 added 20:02 - Jan 31 Don't know whether to laugh or cry , surely even MM cannot last beyond yet another joke performance
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